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Sources used for identification of wildflowers shown on these pages and regions where they occur see Credits
These pages will
feature some of the wildflowers we have photographed in Western Australia, and where possible, identified. If you
are able to help identify further flowers, or correct any I may have wrong, please contact us.
Information given for each species
will give botanical name, known common names, describe the flower, give time of year it flowered, and where it was photographed, and
the areas it occurs in. Names have been matched to Florabase which has also been used to show distribution.
See some
of these wildflower in larger sized photos on our Flickr pages.
Cyanostegia angustifolia, Tinsel flower
Lilac five petalled flowers with a dark purple centre star and yellow stamens, growing
up a tall stem
September
Near Peak Charles National Park in sandplains, and found through the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Goldfields
regions.
Cyrtostylis huegelii, Midge Orchid
A tiny orchid with several pink-brown semi-translucent flowers up the stem, from a glistening
small pale green heat shaped leaf (lower right). Stands around eight centimetres.
August September
Bridgetown, and can occur through
the South West, parts of the Great Southern, into the Wheatbelt, Perth regions, and into the Goldfields along the southern parts
to Esperance.
Cyanostegia lanceolata
Mauve five petalled flowers with a dark purple centre star and yellow stamens, growing up a tall stem
November
Dragon
Rocks Nature Reserve, Newdegate and found in parts of the southern Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions, but not extending to
near to coast.
Cyrtostylis robusta, Mosquito Orchid, is very similar, with the only obvious difference being a wider labellum.
Cyanothamnus subsessilis (formerly Boronia subsessilis)
White flowers with four petals, with backs of petals showing lilac or blue on
a small shrub
Spring
Tarin Rock Nature Reserve, southern Wheatbelt Region, Western Australia and occurs through the Great
Southern Region, parts of the wheatbelt and coastal areas to Esperance and north of Perth.